Doughnut Plant is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

1. Doughnut Plant

9.1
379 Grand St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Lower East Side · 430 tips and reviews

Fernando G.Fernando Gonzalez: Fresh, delicious and unique doughnuts. Get there early so you have your choice of available flavors.

WangWang: Love them all... But the best is the Square Jelly doughnut for me then the peanut butter one

Marisa C.Marisa Cacchione Creagh: I've been coming here for years! What a GREAT place for really fresh, different types of donuts! Get there early if you have some favs, they sellout quick!

Il Laboratorio del Gelato is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

2. Il Laboratorio del Gelato

8.9
188 Ludlow St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 343 tips and reviews

Pamela C.Pamela C: Basil and lavender gelato are heaven

MarcelMarcel: Might be the best ice cream in NY! Come back often as the flavors change every few days!

Elevine B.Elevine Berge: Best seasonal flavour so far; apple sorbetto 🍏 Pumpkin was also ok

Soft Swerve Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

3. Soft Swerve Ice Cream

8.6
85B Allen St (btwn Grand & Broome St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 75 tips and reviews

Natalie R.Natalie Roberts: The woodside was far and away the best soft serve I've had in New York!

Dustin L.Dustin Lee: The new almond cookie is SO GOOD too. Up there with the ube

Lise L.Lise Larsen: Great matcha ice cream, especially with strawberry toppings 🍓💚

Joey Bats Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

4. Joey Bats Cafe

8.8
129 Allen St (btw Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 21 tips and reviews

Lynne V.Lynne Viera: Portugal’s famous heavenly Pasteis de Natas (mini custard pies) are the stars here. Pair with a nice strong coffee. Take some frozen ones home too!

Kristina M.Kristina Morgado: Best Pasteis de Nata in NY! Staff is friendly. Highly recommend this place! ❤️

VivianVivian: Warm tarts and an amazing freestyle playlist 🗽

Melt Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

5. Melt Bakery

7.8
132 Orchard St (btwn Delancey & Rivington), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 61 tips and reviews

SecondMarketSecondMarket: Get the Elvis and enjoy the amazing peanut butter cookies & banana ice cream sandwich.

NetsirkNetsirk: If you love red velvet, they sell a perfectly made red velvet sandwich here! The rum chocolate is delicious as well. Small place to pick up an afternoon dessert downtown.

Village VoiceVillage Voice: For the adult indulgence, try the Morticia,which flirts with adult flavors like malted rum and dark chocolate cookies.This was listed as the Village Voice Top 10 Best Ice Cream flavors in 2013!

Sugar Sweet Sunshine is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

6. Sugar Sweet Sunshine

8.4
126 Rivington St (btwn Essex & Norfolk), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Lower East Side · 248 tips and reviews

Gail A.Gail Amurao: favorite cupcake flavors: pistachio, sexy red velvet, spicy pumpkin, and anything with the chocolate almond buttercream on it!

Katie R.Katie R.: The Bob, Lemon Yummy, Strawberry Cheesecake, Pumpkin Spice, Ooey Gooey, Sunshine, Black & White, Sassy and Sexy Red Velvet - They are all great and inexpensive, only $1.50 for a cupcake Read more.

ModeliniaModelinia: Taylor Warren votes this bakery the best place in the city for cupcakes. She recommends the red velvet variety, and for $1.50 a pop it’s easy to stock up on seconds, and thirds!

Erin McKenna's Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

7. Erin McKenna's Bakery

7.7
248 Broome St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 160 tips and reviews

Stelle S.Stelle Smith: vegan gluten free and super awesome desserts

JenniferJennifer: the cookies and brownies are fabulous! (better than the cupcakes!)

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: While we love the cookie sandwiches and cupcakes, the doughnuts are secretly pretty amazing too. Flavors change daily!

Petee's Pie Company is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

8. Petee's Pie Company

9.0
61 Delancey St (btwn Allen & Eldridge St), New York, NY
Pie Shop · Lower East Side · 112 tips and reviews

Theresa R.Theresa Roldan: Apple pie with vanilla ice cream was delicious, and my friends loved the sour cherry pie. My only qualm is the limited seating....also I'm not to big on pie.

Natalie V.Natalie V: Blueberry and salted chocolate pie 👍🏻

Clinton L.Clinton Lau: Blueberry pie was amazing. The crust is what made it. Flaky, melts in your mouth. But pricey for how much you get

Supermoon Bakehouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

9. Supermoon Bakehouse

8.0
120 Rivington St (btw Essex @ Norfolk), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 51 tips and reviews

William H.William Held: The Pistachio Rose croissant and Golden Boy Donut are heavenly and amazingly delicious. This place is a must try if you like baked goods.

Neelu R.Neelu Ravi: Chocolate bi color croissant, Pistachio rose bi color croissant and Golden boy donut.

Jon P.Jon Pressman: Amazing croissants and doughnuts

Insomnia Cookies is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

10. Insomnia Cookies

8.4
164 Orchard St, New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 10 tips and reviews

DevontaDevonta: OMG... The warm cookies are amazing and delicious.

TingTing: Wow, this chewy cookie is on par or even better than Schmackery's. Less sweet too. Warm out of the oven double chocolate chunk is delicious!

GG: I love their White choc macadamia and double choc cookies!!

Beauty & Essex is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

11. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews

Katie F.Katie Flynn: Try any of the amazing cocktails and share a box of donuts with the table.

Samira M.Samira Malik: Really enjoyed the kale and apple salad, lemon and blueberry pancakes. I must go back to try the red velvet waffles!

Grant P.Grant Peters: Best brunch I've ever had! Lemon & blackberry pancakes, red velvet waffles, cubano sandwiches, grilled cheese dumplings were all amazing! Loved the Geoffrey cocktail as well!

Dirt Candy is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

12. Dirt Candy

8.0
86 Allen St (btwn Grand St & Broome St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 152 tips and reviews

Nick M.Nick Montoya: Intimate atmosphere and delicious, unique food. Get the eggplant tiramisu with rosemary cotton candy for dessert, you won't regret it.

Kelly L.Kelly L: My favorite order: mushrooms, cauliflower, rutabaga, Brussels sprouts tacos and the Carrot meringue for dessert!!

Ms H.Ms Helene: Loved these dishes: fried Broccoli, mushroom mousse, tomato tart, fennel crisp & onion chocolate tart. Skip pickles, pea shoots, Brussels tacos, radish pasta & cucumber semifreddo.

Cocoron is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

13. Cocoron

9.0
16 Delancey St (at Chrystie St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 215 tips and reviews

Kelly P.Kelly Petersen: The green tea affogato and coconut milk w/ frozen banana desserts were amazing!

rohunrohun: Get the green tea affogato dessert! (Also stamina dip soba!)

inna k.inna kats: The coconut milk dessert: tapioca, frozen banana mint, mixed berry and condensed milk #summer yum #sogood

Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

14. Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream

8.7
172 Ludlow St, New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 9 tips and reviews

mike c.mike castleman: um. try the ice cream? the vegan ice cream is also maybe the best in town.

Kendal C.Kendal Cockrel: Tasty ice cream and coffee! Get the affogato.

Roniel T.Roniel Tessler: May very well be the best ice cream in NYC. The Honeycomb is phenomenal.

Creperie is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in Lower East Side, New York.

15. Creperie

8.2
135 Ludlow St (at Rivington), New York, NY
Creperie · Lower East Side · 53 tips and reviews

Hernik V.Hernik Vasdeva: Get the nutella crepe with a scoop of ice cream on top. Heaven.

Jo C.Jo Chow: Get the famous special done extra crispy for textural contrast with warm nutella, banana, strawberry, and ice cream!

Jo C.Jo Chow: Get "the famous" with extra crispy skin for textural contrast with warm nutella, banana, strawberries, and ice cream